Steep the tea bags in 1 1/2 cups of boiled water for 20 minutes. Remove the tea bags and discard. Add the soap flakes to the tea and let stand until the soap softens. Stir in glycerin until well blended. Keep in a dark, cool place in a sealed bottle.

Warning: Should be avoided by those with ragweed and pollen allergies

Dry Shampoo:This is great for oily hair. Also is a wonderful substitute for a wet shampoo. Especially for the elderly or bedridden.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup Cornstarch

Directions:

Sprinkle the cornstarch in your hair or use a large make up brush to dust into hair. Let it absorb for a few minutes, brush it out. To remove extra powder, after brushing use a blowdryer to remove excess.

Lavendar Castile Shampoo

Great for an Oily Scalp

Ingredients

6 oz Liquid Castile Soap

5 drops lavender essential oil

Directions

Mix together all the ingredients. Store in a bottle. Add a tablespoon of carrier oil if the shampoo is too drying. Wet hair. Lather. Rinse.

Beer Shampoo: great volumizing shampoo!

Ingredients

3/4 cup beer (any brand)

1 cup inexpensive shampoo

Directions

Boil the beer until it reduces to 1/4 cup. Cool the beer and add it to the 1 cup of inexpensive shampoo. Apply to wet hair and lather with a gentle massaging motion. Rinse thoroughly. Repeat if necessary

Please, always be careful when using essential oils and herbs. Some have health effects so always check the label for warnings. Never ingest and always keep out of reach of children. Consult your local herbalist or health food store before using these ingredients in your beauty recipes.

Rosemary may also be useful in the prevention and treatment of headlice, excellent for scalp problems like dandruff and itchiness.

Lavender Oil has a balancing, harmonizing effect on the emotions and also on the skin making it excellent for use in cosmetics and toiletries where it balances the production of sebum from the oil glands making it beneficial for dry or oily skins for psoriasis, acne, eczema, seborrhea and spots.

Chamomile is an excellent rinse for fine hair, especially during hot weather - just be sure to strain it well before using! It is also famed for lightening hair, which is why it is frequently used in shampoos for blonde hair.

Nettle Roots, Nettle Leaves, have a long history of use in traditional medicine. Its flesh is rich in minerals and plant hormones and it stimulates hair growth and softens the hair. It is used as a hair rinse (especially for light hair)

Cleanse your hair naturally by making your own shampoo at home with pure, simple shampoo recipes. Homemade shampoo has many advantages over synthetic manufactured shampoos. Avoid all the harsh chemicals and customize your own shampoo tailored to your needs. Not only can you make an organic shampoo for dry itchy scalp, but you can make it moisturizing as well. Or make a homemade shampoo for blonde hair to bring out your highlights. It's simple and easy! Create your own personalized shampoo with these easy natural recipes: SIMPLE SHAMPOO, DRY SHAMPOO FOR OIILY HAIR, CHAMOMILE SHAMPOO, BEER SHAMPOO, MOISTURIZING SHAMPOO, DANDRUFF SHAMPOO and more!!

Herbs you can add to your natural Shampoo recipe

Susie's Melt and Pour Nourishing Shampoo Bar

ty:) to susieodell@sbcglobal

Ingredients

1 lb. opaque melt and pour soap base, any kind

1 tsp. almond oil

4 tsp. shea butter melted

1 1/2 tsp. castor oil

1 oz. beezwax

1 1/2 oz. cocoa butter fragrance oil color

any additional additives you want

Directions

This is a wonderful recipe for all hair types. Most shampoo bars are done the cold process way , but this is for the melt and pour process. You can actually hear your hair squeak when you wash it.It is nearly impossible to find a melt and pour recipe for shampoo bars. Melt melt and pour soap base, in a separate container melt solid oils, butters, mix together and put into molds after adding fragrance oil and color. Thas is all there is to it.

submitted recipe!!! TY!!!!

camomile-green tea vinager shampoo

Ingredients

3 TBs- cider vinager

1 TBs- Olive Oil

1/2 C- mild shampoo

1 TBs- Honey

1 tea bag of camomile tea

1 tea bag of green tea

8 oz- water

Directions

Have ready and empty water bottle or a squeeze bottle(your choice)Warm up water in microwave for 1 minute on high, then put in both tea bas and let steep for about 10 minutesWhile steeping, Add cider vinager, oliveo oil, shampoo, and honey to bottle.squeeze all the water out of the tea bags and throw away. Pour tea in bottle. Shakw all ingredients well. Use as as possible. store let overs in fridge. Remember to shake well before each use.

submitted recipe!!! TY!!!!

Simple Shampoo Recipe

Ingredients

1/4 cup water

1/4 cup liquid Castile Soap

1/2 teaspoon sunflower or other light vegetable oil

Directions

Mix together all the ingredients. Store in a bottle. Apply onto wet hair and scalp, massage into lather and rinse thoroughly.

Tea Tree Castile Shampoo

Great for dandruff, broken out or dry, itcy scalp

Ingredients

6 oz Liquid Castile Soap

5 drops Tea Tree essential oil

1/2 teaspoon Jojoba oil

Directions

Apply to wet hair and lather with a gentle massaging motion. Rinse thoroughly. Repeat if necessary

Here's a super easy way to make your own natural shampoo that you can customize to your specific hair care needs. All you need is liquid Castile soap then add the oils and essential oils needed for your hair type. Castile soap is fairly cheap at about $6 per 8 oz. Have dry hair and an oily scalp? Or dandruff yet dry ends? By adding the correct oils to your blend, your shampoo can fit just what you need.

Use these Castile blends for your specific problem area:

Moisturizing Castile Shampoo

Great for Dry, color treated hair

Ingredients

6 oz Liquid Castile Soap

1/2 teaspoon avocado oil

1 teaspoon coconut oil

Directions

Apply to wet hair and lather with a gentle massaging motion. Rinse thoroughly.

Hair Loss Castile Shampoo

Great for thinning hair and hair loss

Ingredients

6 oz Liquid Castile Soap

5 Drops Rosemary Essential Oil

3 Drops Tea Tree Essential Oil

Directions

Mix together all the ingredients. Store in a bottle. Use as you would any shampoo, rinse well

Here's a list of all the ingredients listed on this page from our top trusted natural ingredient provider... Mountain Rose Herbs

Shampoo Ingredient Shopping List

Aloe-vera gel

Liquid Castile soap

Vegetable glycerin

Dried savory leaves crushed

Beeswax

Borax

Witch hazel

Rose floral water or hydrosol

Grapeseed oil

Rosehip seed oil

Flax Seed Oil

Coconut oil

Olive Oil

Castor oil

Almond Oil

Jojoba oil

Avocado oil

Hemp seed oil

Carrot-seed essential oil

Neroli essential oil

Lavender essential oil

Geranium essential oils

Rose essential oils

German-chamomile essential oil

Helichrysum essential oil

Lemon essential oil

Essential Oils

Carrier Oils

Miscellaneous Items

Basil essential oil

thyme essential oil

cedarwood essential oil

Juniper Berry essential oil

Myrrhessential oil

Rosemary essential oil

Palmarosaessential oil

Patchouli essential oil

Peppermint essential oil

Clary sage essential oil

Cypress essential oil

Rosewood essential oil

Rosemary Shampoo

Ingredients

4 oz of castile soap

1/2 ounce of rosemary (stimulates the hair follicles and has been known to prevent premature balding)

1/2 ounce sage (it keeps things from spoiling and also acts as an antioxidant)

1/2 ounce nettles (contains nutrients that help the hair grow and is a blood stimulator)

Few drops of Lavender oil (helps to control itchy scalp

Directions

Mix the herbs in a jar and seal it tightly, including the lavender. Boil 2 cups of water. Add 3 tablespoons of the herbs into the water and then remove from heat. Allow it to sit for about 30-45 minutes. Strain the mixture into a clean bowl. Next add about 2 ounces of the mixture into a a clean 8 ounce plastic bottle (you can use an old shampoo bottle) Add in the castile soap. Close the bottle and shake well. submitted recipe!!! TY!!!!

2. Stir in the olive oil. You can substitute another vegetable oil if you like, but olive oil is generally accepted as healthy for skin and hair.

3. Add the glycerine and any essential oils you might want. Typical essential oils would include lavender, peppermint, or citrus. You can use this shampoo as-is or as a base for specialized recipes for oily hair, dry hair, dandruff, etc. submitted recipe!!! TY!!!!

A truly luxuriant, extra mild and gentle liquid soap made from certified organic ingredients. No harsh chemicals, additives, colorants, sudsing agents or other ingredients, just pure derivatives from plant sources. Great for the face, body, as an all purpose wash, and it makes a wonderful base ingredient for your own soaps and shampoos. Enjoy the cleaning power of pure liquid castille soap that suds beautifully, without leaving a residue.